I know that the manager of Yeting Palace is not short of money, so since I want to give gifts, I can't be stingy.
After taking a look at Li Yun, Li Xian said: "Prepare a gift for Manager Cheng. It should be generous. Yeting Palace and East Palace are across from Taiji Palace. If necessary, ask Manager Cheng to help you."
Although Li Xian followed Li Yun's words, Cheng Wu also knew that he was expected to receive a large gift, and King Yong would also use him one day in the future.
Now that the words were made clear, Cheng Wu felt that it would be inappropriate if he didn't accept them. But no matter what, now that King Yong has entered the East Palace and will soon become the prince, he still has to curry favor with him.
Bowing to salute, Cheng Wu said: "I would like to thank His Highness for the reward."
Li Yun also heard the implication, agreed, and invited Cheng Wu to go out with him.
With another large amount of gift money coming into his account, Cheng Wu was naturally happy to see it but not see it.
After the two of them left, Li Xian put the imperial edict on the table and stared at the jade scroll of the edict with the last bit of skylight outside the window to think about something.
For now, I still have to be patient and wait. I don't know how long it will take to complete the etiquette at the imperial mausoleum. Only after the emperor and all the civil and military officials have returned to Chang'an can I naturally become the prince.
And now, he has just moved into the East Palace.
It would be embarrassing if I had to move out again after moving in for a few days!
Therefore, at the moment, being optimistic about Li Xian is the top priority.
As for the rest....
Thinking of the set of ancient pine and jade bells, he laughed.
The Zheng family will not let go of such a good opportunity. There is an 80% chance that his plan will involve the Zheng family's power in the court. And with the Zheng family standing in front of them, those who are still opposed to him will definitely surface.
This is an opportunity to see everyone clearly at once!
"Husband, would you like dinner?"
Hearing Fang's voice, Li Xian woke up and saw that the rice plate had been placed on the case in front of him, and the imperial edict had been placed in a brocade box. Just seeing that the imperial edict was still open, we knew that Fang didn't touch it much. At least Fang didn't dare to touch the rule that "women should not interfere in politics".
The imperial edict was just a one-time thing, so Li Xian closed the lid without caring, not even rolling it up.
Dinner is still fried chicken nuggets, and the cook has also improved the cooking method according to Li Xian's instructions, so it tastes very crispy.
After eating, I remembered that I hadn't even taken a shower.
Turning around to look at the screen, I saw that the bathtub was ready.
Looking at Fang in surprise, Li Xian said in surprise: "Did you arrange this?"
Fang nodded. Because she had been getting along with her husband all this time, she had already become accustomed to what her husband needed when. Before she married into the palace, her mother taught her that a qualified woman should always know what her husband wants. She remembered this sentence very clearly.
Seeing Fang's nod, Li Xian couldn't help but smile.
It seems that she has adapted to the identity of Princess Yong.
Standing up and walking towards the tub, passing through the screen, Li Xian took off his clothes and asked, "Ms. Fang, I want to ask you, how many maids are there in the palace?"
Hearing this strange question, Fang replied without thinking: "One hundred and thirty-two people."
"Who are the people responsible for wiping our bedroom every day?"
"Welcoming Spring, Autumn Fragrance, and one...called Winter Snow."
"How many eunuchs are there in the palace?"
"Seventy-eight people."
"Who are the people responsible for cleaning the courtyard?"
"Zhang Er, Geng San, Xiao Dezi."
"How much did the palace spend yesterday?"
Mrs. Fang was stunned for a moment. When she saw that her husband was taking off his clothes, the plaster on his back was stuck to his clothes, so she walked over to help him take off his clothes. While dressing, she said: "The accountant hasn't reported it to me yet, and I haven't finished the calculation tonight." .”
After taking off his clothes and looking at Fang's slightly squinted eyes, Li Xian jumped into the tub without taking off his underwear, and said with a smile: "It seems that you are really working hard on management." Your Majesty, please tell me, have you punished any maids or eunuchs recently?"
Seeing her husband jump into the bathtub, Fang's shyness eased a little and she replied: "I was punished. There was a eunuch named Tie Liu who secretly withheld five hundred coins during the purchase and was discovered by the accountant. I thought about it again and again. , ordered people to beat him thirty times, and then drove him out of the palace."
"Gone?"
"Gone...."
Because she was standing behind her, Mrs. Fang couldn't see her husband's face, so she naturally thought that her husband was dissatisfied with her treatment, maybe because she felt that her punishment was too light, so she quickly continued: "Husband, I really can't be cruel to you. Don't you I know that the eunuch who was kicked out of the house has nowhere to go and can only make a living by begging. I also know that many people will chop off the hands of servants who steal money, but if you chop off his hands, he will go out. If you leave the palace, even if you beg, you probably won’t survive long.”
Li Xian in the bathtub finally turned his head. To Fang's surprise, his husband was actually smiling.
Li Xian was indeed very happy, because after all, Mrs. Fang was not a vicious woman and had compassion.
In this era, the superiors have the natural right to punish the inferiors. Especially the relationship between master and slave. Even if the master beats the slave to death, according to the law, he is only fined some money. In fact, this law is almost never used because the government is too lazy to take care of such things.
In such an environment, it is really easy for some people who are born to be superiors to develop tyrannical feelings towards those who are inferior. And among people who are also superiors, if one person hears that another person has killed a servant, he will not be surprised or cruel.
As a time traveler, Li Xian deeply understands that his own values are different from those of the Tang people. I cannot despise human life casually, nor can I cruelly cut off a person's hand. If it were him who punished the eunuch, the final result would definitely be the same as Fang's.
Since you have committed a crime, you must be punished. As long as it is not to the extent of beheading, then it is appropriate to leave a thin line.
It was rare to see Fang's thoughts being close to his own. Li Xian only felt that this woman was not bad.
Picking up a piece of bath cloth and handing it to Fang, Li Xian smiled and said, "Don't be nervous, I don't think there's anything wrong with what you did. Come and wipe your husband's back."
Although Fang was shy, she still took the wet cloth, walked behind Li Xian, and wiped his back.
She didn't dare to wipe the area where the plaster was attached to her back, so she could only carefully avoid it and wipe the other areas clean.
Feeling the wet cloth sliding on his back, especially the occasional touch of smoothness, Li Xian felt that someone under the water suddenly became dishonest...
